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made of or covered in a substance that sticks to things that touch it 黏（性）的 sticky fingers covered in jam 粘满果酱的黏糊糊的手指 There's a dish of mango with sweet sticky rice. 有一盘芒果配甜糯米。 Stir in the milk to make a soft but not sticky dough. 把牛奶搅进去，和成软而不黏的面团。 Her arms were covered in a sticky substance that could only be blood. 她的手臂上覆盖着一层只能是血的粘性物质。
Extra ExamplesIt was covered in a really sticky mess. 它被一团粘糊糊的东西盖着。 The paint was still slightly sticky. 油漆还有点儿粘。 The rubber's gone all sticky. 这些橡胶全都发粘了。 The white paint was still fresh and sticky to the touch. 白色的油漆摸起来还是新鲜粘粘的。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- feel
- become
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- with
- hot and sticky
(of paper, labels, etc. 纸、标签等 with glue (= a sticky substance) on one side so that you can stick it to a surface 一面带黏胶的 sticky tape 透明胶带
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(of the weather 天气 hot and slightly wet 闷热的 a sticky, humid afternoon 一个闷热潮湿的下午 The air was hot and sticky. 空气湿热难耐。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- feel
- become
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- with
- hot and sticky
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(of a person 人 feeling hot and uncomfortable 感到热得难受的 She felt hot and sticky after six hours on the bus. 在公共汽车上呆了六个小时后，她感到又热又粘。
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difficult or unpleasant 难办的；棘手的；让人为难的 I always seem to get into sticky situations on holiday. 我好像总是在假期里陷入窘境。 Their relationship is going through a sticky patch and they’ve decided to have counselling. 他们的关系正处于困难时期，他们决定接受咨询。
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computing 计算机 (of a website 网站 so interesting and well organized that the people who visit it stay there for a long time 用户黏着度高的；富有吸引力的
Idioms
a bad/sticky end
have sticky fingers
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to be likely to steal something 好偷东西的；有顺手牵羊的毛病
a sticky wicket
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a difficult situation 困难的处境